Welcome to our journey around the world!! We are taking flight on a fantastic trip through the continents and spending a little time in several countries all over the world. This entire Wiki is a HUGE work-in-progress, so bear with me as I get things updated and changed around! I add links and resources as I find them and will add specific details to each country as we visit them (countries we have visited will have an (*) in front of the name on the left sidebar)!
Our main "spine" for this journey is the Expedition Earth Curriculum (link below) by Erica (Confessions of a Homeschooler). There are many different curriculums out there and even many FREE printables (see Homeschool Creations Geography Page), but I wanted something almost completely put together for me so I could just pick up and go! This works perfectly!
Each country we visit will have it's own page along the main menu panel on your left. I have included our main resources (books, links, games, etc) below. I have also linked items on their individual pages if they were only used certain weeks.
If you have any questions about anything on the pages, please feel free to add a discussion thread (see the Discussion link on your left) or email me at twocblog AT gmail DOT com. Enjoy!
Various Books & Materials
These are books/materials I own that we will use in addition to the Expedition Earth curriculum.
Books We Read(this is the full list of books we chose to read during our trip around the world. I have them posted individually on each country page, but wanted to post the full 'master list' link as well)
These are all currently on my 'wish list' and I will likely get them with my SwagBucks rewards, slowly but surely, LOL! Wanted to post them, though, in case you happen to have these already or were interested in them as well.
Additional Resources
Magic Treehouse Series (we read these at some point in each week)
#2 Knight at Dawn - England
#3 Mummies in the Morning - Egypt
#5 Night of the Ninjas - Japan
#6 Afternoon on the Amazon - S. America
#10 Ghost Town at Sundown - America(Wild West)
#11 Lions at Lunchtime - Africa(savannah)
#12 Polar Bears Past Bedtime - North Pole
#13 Vacation Under the Volcano - Italy(Pompeii)
#14 Day of the Dragon - China
#16 Hour of the Olympics - Greece
#18 Buffalo Before Breakfast - America(Wild West)
#19 Tigers at Twilight - India
#20 Dingoes at Dinnertime - Australia
#25 Stage Fright on a Summer Night - England(Elizabethan England/Shakespeare)
#26 Good Morning Gorillas - Africa(Congo)
ongoing list - feel free to email me if you are aware of others that can be added!!
Kids Movies (if we owned them*, we made a point to watch them)
Surf's Up* - Antarctica Happy Feet - Poles
Finding Nemo* - Australia Rescuers Down Under - Australia Kung-Fu Panda* - China
Mulan* - China Anastasia* - Russia American Tail - Russia Jungle Book - India Aladdin* - Arabian Countries Pinocchio* - Italy
Hercules* - Greece/Rome Sinbad* - Greece
Aristocats* - France
Beauty & The Beast - France Hunchback of Notre Dame - France Ratatouille* - France Heidi - Switzerland
Mary Poppins - England Sword & the Stone - England The Black Cauldron - England 101 Dalmations* - England Pippi Longstocking - Sweden
Tarzan - West Africa
Lion King* - Africa
Madagascar* - Africa Prince of Egypt* - Egypt UP* - South America
Pocahontas - USA Incredible Journey - Canada El Dorado* - Mexico
(a HUGE thank you to my rocking Facebook friends for helping me compile the movie list!! you guys all rock! If you happen to know of any additional movies I should add to the list, please feel free to email me and I will get them added ASAP!)
Wild Kratts Episodes
Platypus Cafe: Australia
Polar Bears Don't Dance: Arctic
Voyage of the Butterflier: Mexico
Honey Seekers: Africa
Tazzy Chris: Tasmania (Oceania)
Octopus Wildkratticus: Arctic
Let Rhinos Roll: Africa
Kickin' It with the Roos: Australia
Koala Balloon: Australia
Caracal-Minton: Africa
Food Chain Game: Africa
Aardvark Town: Africa
Walk on the Wet Side: Central America
Cheetah Racer: Africa
A Huge Orange Problem: Asia (Indonesia/Malaysia)
Birds of a Feather: Australia (New Guinea)
(these are the main episodes in specific countries, but check the episode guide for MANY more great episodes that may go with the lessons. The episode guide lists all the animals featured in that episode. Some full episodes are HERE under the videos section, in case the shows aren't on in that week. I know there are many I have missed.)
Here is a preview for the show itself, in case you need to know what the show is about...
Welcome to our journey around the world!! We are taking flight on a fantastic trip through the continents and spending a little time in several countries all over the world. This entire Wiki is a HUGE work-in-progress, so bear with me as I get things updated and changed around! I add links and resources as I find them and will add specific details to each country as we visit them (countries we have visited will have an (*) in front of the name on the left sidebar)!
Our main "spine" for this journey is the Expedition Earth Curriculum (link below) by Erica (Confessions of a Homeschooler). There are many different curriculums out there and even many FREE printables (see Homeschool Creations Geography Page), but I wanted something almost completely put together for me so I could just pick up and go! This works perfectly!
Each country we visit will have it's own page along the main menu panel on your left. I have included our main resources (books, links, games, etc) below. I have also linked items on their individual pages if they were only used certain weeks.
If you have any questions about anything on the pages, please feel free to add a discussion thread (see the Discussion link on your left) or email me at twocblog AT gmail DOT com. Enjoy!
Here is where we have been so far...
Various Helpful Links & ResourcesWhat We Used:
Master Geography Index @ Homeschool Share
Expedition Earth Curriculum (our spine)
Highlights Top Secret Adventures
Geography Clipart (and great general clipart)
Continent Hopscotch
Homeschool Creations Geography Printables
Continents Lesson Plans (including Power Point presentations for each continent)
Didn't Use, but Might be Useful
Amazon MP3 Download - National Geographic World
Google Earth for Educators (Lesson Plans)
Atlas of My World
Countries A to Z Music
Country Lapbooks
Various Books & Materials
These are books/materials I own that we will use in addition to the Expedition Earth curriculum.
Books We Read(this is the full list of books we chose to read during our trip around the world. I have them posted individually on each country page, but wanted to post the full 'master list' link as well)
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/2129123-gabriele?page=1&shelf=expedition-earth&view=covers Also see the Magic Treehouse Book List below.
Other Items We are Using
Landmark Flashcards
Post-It Flags (for marking our wall map)
Spiral Bound Bare Book (8x10 - for our notebooking/lapbook materials)
Google Earth
"Wish List"
These are all currently on my 'wish list' and I will likely get them with my SwagBucks rewards, slowly but surely, LOL! Wanted to post them, though, in case you happen to have these already or were interested in them as well.Additional Resources
Magic Treehouse Series
(we read these at some point in each week)
#2 Knight at Dawn - England
#3 Mummies in the Morning - Egypt
#5 Night of the Ninjas - Japan
#6 Afternoon on the Amazon - S. America
#10 Ghost Town at Sundown - America (Wild West)
#11 Lions at Lunchtime - Africa (savannah)
#12 Polar Bears Past Bedtime - North Pole
#13 Vacation Under the Volcano - Italy (Pompeii)
#14 Day of the Dragon - China
#16 Hour of the Olympics - Greece
#18 Buffalo Before Breakfast - America (Wild West)
#19 Tigers at Twilight - India
#20 Dingoes at Dinnertime - Australia
#25 Stage Fright on a Summer Night - England (Elizabethan England/Shakespeare)
#26 Good Morning Gorillas - Africa (Congo)
Kids Movies
(if we owned them*, we made a point to watch them)
Surf's Up* - Antarctica
Happy Feet - Poles
Finding Nemo* - Australia
Rescuers Down Under - Australia
Kung-Fu Panda* - China
Mulan* - China
Anastasia* - Russia
American Tail - Russia
Jungle Book - India
Aladdin* - Arabian Countries
Pinocchio* - Italy
Hercules* - Greece/Rome
Sinbad* - Greece
Aristocats* - France
Beauty & The Beast - France
Hunchback of Notre Dame - France
Ratatouille* - France
Heidi - Switzerland
Mary Poppins - England
Sword & the Stone - England
The Black Cauldron - England
101 Dalmations* - England
Pippi Longstocking - Sweden
Tarzan - West Africa
Lion King* - Africa
Madagascar* - Africa
Prince of Egypt* - Egypt
UP* - South America
Pocahontas - USA
Incredible Journey - Canada
El Dorado* - Mexico
(a HUGE thank you to my rocking Facebook friends for helping me compile the movie list!! you guys all rock! If you happen to know of any additional movies I should add to the list, please feel free to email me and I will get them added ASAP!)
Wild Kratts Episodes
Platypus Cafe: Australia
Polar Bears Don't Dance: Arctic
Voyage of the Butterflier: Mexico
Honey Seekers: Africa
Tazzy Chris: Tasmania (Oceania)
Octopus Wildkratticus: Arctic
Let Rhinos Roll: Africa
Kickin' It with the Roos: Australia
Koala Balloon: Australia
Caracal-Minton: Africa
Food Chain Game: Africa
Aardvark Town: Africa
Walk on the Wet Side: Central America
Cheetah Racer: Africa
A Huge Orange Problem: Asia (Indonesia/Malaysia)
Birds of a Feather: Australia (New Guinea)
(these are the main episodes in specific countries, but check the episode guide for MANY more great episodes that may go with the lessons. The episode guide lists all the animals featured in that episode. Some full episodes are HERE under the videos section, in case the shows aren't on in that week. I know there are many I have missed.)
Here is a preview for the show itself, in case you need to know what the show is about...